| Level: | Topic: | Speakers: | Length: |
| difficult | divorce | man and woman | 3:07 |
Pre-Listening Exercise
What are several reasons why some relationships end in divorce? When there is conflict, what are some ways in repairing and enhancing marital relationships? Are there times when a divorce lawyer may be needed to settle family disputes or breakups?
Idioms
“divorce yourself from” = separate yourself completely from something
“Unless you divorce yourself from your work, you’ll never have time for your wife and family.”
“part ways” = separate or break up
“We decided to part ways instead of getting married. There were just too many differences between us.”
Listening Exercise
A. Listen to the recording and answer the questions.
Vocabulary Practice
Do the vocabulary quizzes with the words from the conversation for more practice:
Post-Listening Exercise
Some people assume that love often diminishes over time in a relationship; however, what are at least three things that couples can do to maintain and enhance a loving relationship, whether you have been together for one week or fifty years?
Online Investigation
When problems surface in a relationship, it is often the tendency to talk about our problems with family and friends. However, in many cases, these people might not be the best people with whom to discuss problems because they lack the training to provide the right type of counseling. Therefore, what resources are available in your local community that offer marriage or relationship counseling? Are there any stereotypes or stigmas associated with getting outside help to help people in relationships? Use the Internet to research these questions.